We love hearing from you, so here is your chance. Introduce yourself and tell us what makes you selfsufficient 'ish'. Go on don't be shy, we welcome one and all. You can also tell us how you heard about us if you like.

Hi there, thought I'd better introduce myself. I'm Ian and I live in Gravesend in Kent. I've been an isher for a while now, I just didn't know there was a name for it! My partner and I grow a little bit of veg in our (tiny, concrete) garden and I do lots of preserving, make all our sourdough, butter and yoghurt and so on. I cycle to work in Medway across the north Kent marshes so there is plenty of wild food to be found as well.

I hope I can contribute to the site as well as asking lots of dozy questions. I'm pretty good with wildlife stuff so I might be able to help out with any questions about that. Looking forward to getting to know you all. Cheers!

Hi there and welcome to our group.
I too come from Kent, born and bred on the Kent/Sussex borderlands deep in the Weald.
Until 23 years ago that is, when we up sticks and moved to the extreme south west of Ireland.